summer 2004 overview

Dates: May 14-June 20

Program Description: This five-week program will focus on the classical culture, architecture, and history of Italy and its influence on the Renaissance. We will spend 16 days in Rome, exploring important classical, medieval, and Renaissance sites, from the Colosseum to the aqueducts to the Appian Way to St. Peter's. We will spend 1 week on the Bay of Naples, visiting Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Isle of Capri. We will spend 3 days in Florence, where we will see the Uffizi museum, the Duomo, and the Piazza della Signoria, and make a day trip to Siena. The trip will conclude with an 8-day tour of northern Italy, including Ravenna, Venice, Vicenza, and the remarkable Roman ruins at Aosta at the base of the Alps.

Courses: Six hours of credit are available through two courses on the social history of classical and Renaissance architecture. The courses may be taken for regular credit (FLAN 423V and HUMN 425V) or honors credit (CLST 4003H and HUMN 3923H).

                FLAN 423V: Culture and Civilization: Field Studies (Architecture
                and Experience in Classical Rome)
                HUMN 425V: Colloquium, Architecture and Experience in
                Renaissance Italy
                CLST 4003H Architecture and Experience in Classical Rome
               HUMN 3923H Architecture and Experience in Renaissance Italy

Program Fee: The ESTIMATED program fee is $4700 + tuition ($715). Participants MUST enroll for 6 hours of credit. The program fee includes airfare, insurance, all lodging and travel, breakfasts, and 12 dinners.

Further Information: For further details about the program or course offerings, please contact David Fredrick, Kimpel Hall 425, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-6060 or dfredric@uark.edu.

Applications should be requested from the Office of Study Abroad, Fulbright Institute, 722 W. Maple, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-7582 or studyabroad@uark.edu